curious. after seeing a picture of a massive sized tank in CA, it made me think of what peoples tanks have experienced when the ground shimmies? are we just losing water over the sides or seam failures? How do your fish respond? Jumpers etc..?
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this is the info that I wonder about.Back a few years ago in the pacific Northwest we had a fairly big earthquake. Originally they said 7.2, but down graded it to 6.8 I believe. Any way a 6.8 is nothing to sneeze it.
I was at work in a coal generated powerhouse and it rattled and rolled like it was coming down.
It was truly scary.
Once they allowed us to leave (after head count), I raced home ( 30+ miles) and seeing the occasional house damaged, I was totally convinced my 180 gallon and 135 gallon tanks had to be destroyed, on the floor.
I actually thought I would see water draining out the front door.
When I got home, I was amazed that everything was intact and relatively safe.
Power was off on the circuit my tanks were on.
Both tanks lost 25-30 gallons of water.
The water sloshed out of the open canopy, hit the walls behind the tanks, and out. Some water hit the ceilings.
My 135 was still in the exact same spot on the stand, but the stand was 1" farther away from the wall on one end and 1/2" on the other end.
The 180's stand was still positioned where it was before, but the tank itself had moved about 3/8" off center on one end.
No fish losses, but a few corals had to be put back up in place.
Both tanks survived well. Had the 135 for 3 more years before selling it and had the 180 for another 5 years before selling it.
I'm just glad my diy stands were overbuilt. They came through with flying colors.
I lived in South Bay for many years but never had a tank. Instead I had a 300 gallon koi pond on my dining room floor till the 6" fish all disappeared. I suspect the cat but never found any bones or anything. Was one of those pre-formed ponds from Lowes with a fountain in the middle.We had a 4.2 two days ago while I was stalking my tank...barely moved the water. Fingers crossed for anything bigger though. Realistically, I doubt you would lose much water in a 5.0-6.0.
I lived in West Seattle during that one but was in Whistler when it happened. No tank at the time but I expected to find stuff dumped out of the cupboards or something. Nothing significant was out of place when I got home.Back a few years ago in the pacific Northwest we had a fairly big earthquake. Originally they said 7.2, but down graded it to 6.8 I believe. Any way a 6.8 is nothing to sneeze it.
I was at work in a coal generated powerhouse and it rattled and rolled like it was coming down.
It was truly scary.
Once they allowed us to leave (after head count), I raced home ( 30+ miles) and seeing the occasional house damaged, I was totally convinced my 180 gallon and 135 gallon tanks had to be destroyed, on the floor.
I actually thought I would see water draining out the front door.
When I got home, I was amazed that everything was intact and relatively safe.
Power was off on the circuit my tanks were on.
Both tanks lost 25-30 gallons of water.
The water sloshed out of the open canopy, hit the walls behind the tanks, and out. Some water hit the ceilings.
My 135 was still in the exact same spot on the stand, but the stand was 1" farther away from the wall on one end and 1/2" on the other end.
The 180's stand was still positioned where it was before, but the tank itself had moved about 3/8" off center on one end.
No fish losses, but a few corals had to be put back up in place.
Both tanks survived well. Had the 135 for 3 more years before selling it and had the 180 for another 5 years before selling it.
I'm just glad my diy stands were overbuilt. They came through with flying colors.
The epicenter was near Nisqually.I lived in West Seattle during that one but was in Whistler when it happened. No tank at the time but I expected to find stuff dumped out of the cupboards or something. Nothing significant was out of place when I got home.